Category: News
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Santa rocks at Rockfield
Santa made himself at home in his grotto at The Rockfield Centre with little helpers at hand and a sackful of presents to give away
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Ship’s bell for lifeboat baby
It is a longstanding RNLI tradition, to present a baby born on board with a ship’s bell when they turn 18
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Empty George Street shop gets a re-vamp
Hope Kitchen has teamed up with the Connecting Communities Collective to re-purpose the empty premises at 113 George Street to offer second hand clothes and bargain-price homewares as well as run projects for reducing food waste and workshop sessions for remaking, repairing and upcycling.
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Junior band triumphs at national youth championships
Members of Campbeltown Brass’s junior band are celebrating after coming out on top at the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships
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Winter Festival is a wrap until next year
Winter Festival organisers and supporters pulled off yet another success, drawing in visitors from near and far who headed into Oban as a warm up for the start of the Christmas seasons’ festivities.
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Mànran’s new single gives back at Christmas
The seven-piece felt strongly about giving back at this time of year and as such, proceeds from the single will be shared out among a selection of Scottish homeless charities, just in time for Christmas.
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Work of Lochaber artists on show at Holroyd Gallery
Holroyd Gallery is delighted to exhibit two Lochaber artists Morag Young and Lisa Glaze, along with other gallery artists. Morag has lived for most of her life on the remote west coast of Scotland, with her family originating in the Outer Hebrides. Morag creates preliminary sketches on location, but her paintings often come to life…
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Late night for Dove Centre
Those who dropped by had the opportunity to view plans for the new Dove Centre on Stevenson Street, just across from the current premises.
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Lochgilphead school on a fund-raising mission
Lochgilphead Joint Campus has been hosting a variety of special charity events over the last few months, writes Fergus Mackay. To start off the school year, the charity committee and pupil leadership team had ambitious hopes to raise the highest amount of money ever raised by the school in the space of 12 months. First…
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Lorn Healthy Options weekly health tip: The talk test and our cellular engines
Let’s prepare to grow older and live, not just exist.